Public Comment Hearing Scheduled for Solar Facility Proposed for Wicomico County

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March 19, 2026

(BALTIMORE, MD) – Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a proposal by Wicomico Rayne Solar, LLC to build a 5.0 MW solar generating facility in Wicomico County. The hearing will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites Salisbury/Fruitland, Hill Meeting Room, 304 Prosperity Lane in Fruitland.

The Maryland Public Service Commission has delegated this case to its Public Utility Law Judge Division; Chief Public Utility Law Judge Kristin Case Lawrence will preside over the hearing.

In June 2025, the developer applied to the Commission for what is known as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), which grants an applicant the authority to construct an energy generating station in Maryland. According to the application, the developer proposes to build the project, intended as part of Maryland’s community solar program, at 4031 Union Church Road in Salisbury.

In addition to taking comments from the public, the hearing will include a presentation by the applicant, brief statements by the parties, including the Power Plant Research Program of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Commission’s Technical Staff, as to their respective roles and recommendations in the case.

The hearing will also include a virtual option for those unable to attend in person. Attendees can register (by March 31, 2026) from the ‘File a Public Comment’ page of the Commission’s website, https://www.pscmaryland.com/online-services/file-a-public-comment/:
• Scroll down to the Calendly application;
• Click on the entry for ‘9795-Wicomico Rayne Solar (CPCN)’
• Click on April 2, 2026, select 6:30 p.m. and click ‘Next’
• Enter name and email address and click ‘Schedule Event’
Registrants will receive a Zoom link by email after finishing the sign-up process. Barring any technical difficulties, a recording will be available on the PULJ Division’s (MD PSC PULJs) YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@mdpscpuljs327

In addition to the hearing, written comments can be sent (by April 30, 2026) electronically through the Commission’s online portal at: https://www.pscmaryland.com/online-services/file-a-public-comment/, or by mail. Comments sent by mail should be addressed to: Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. So that they are noted in the proper case file, all comments should reference Case No. 9795.

Media Contact: Tori Leonard | tori.leonard@maryland.gov

About the Public Service Commission:
The Maryland Public Service Commission regulates electric and gas utilities and suppliers, telephone companies (land lines), private water and sewer companies, passenger motor vehicle carriers for hire, taxicab companies in some jurisdictions and bay pilot rates. The Commission implements the energy policy of the State and also regulates the siting of energy generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines.

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